Patents by Inventor Michael W. Carver

Michael W. Carver has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5067985
    Abstract: An interdigitated back-contact vertical-junction solar cell which utilizes an anisotropically etched 110-oriented silicon crystal wafer. The cell structure includes rounded corner top edges of the between cell channel walls in order to improve light capturing ability and also has pn-junctions disposed over all of the cavity internal surfaces. Additional pn-junctions are located on the rear surface of the cell array to assist in generated carrier collection into a rear mounted metallic conductor grid. The disclosed cell has desirable transducer efficiency, without the use of anti-reflection coatings, and previous improved physical robustness, and radiation hardening. Fabrication of the cell array includes an isotropic etch of the cell dividers and the anisotropic etching to form cell cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Michael W. Carver, Edward S. Kolesar, Jr.